Vocabulary

• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• under water: Beneath the surface of water.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• due: When something is required or expected
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• land: Region or country
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• live: To be alive
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• long: Person's name
• protective: Serving to defend against harm or danger
• playful: Being fun or wanting to play
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• pup: Very young dog (and some other animals)
• late: At a time after the expected time
• river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
• otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• cloudy: With many clouds; without exact form or detail